'Only earning hand is taken away': Families mourn migrant workers killed in Iran-Israel war

Iran Herald · March 20, 2026 War

Nearly 35 million South Asians in the Gulf support relatives back home. Now tanker strikes, drones, and missile debris are turning their workplaces into war zones. The escalating conflict in West Asia has placed the nearly 35 million South Asian migrant workers living in the Gulf directly in the line of fire.

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